STEP ONE (Getting to Your Dashboard)

There are two ways to get to Dashboard, and you can choose whichever one is easiest for you. You can get to Dashboard directly from the Dock at the bottom of your screen by clicking on the Dashboard icon (it looks similar to a gauge on a car's dashboard), or by pressing the F12 key on your keyboard (the Function keys are those keys that appear at the very top of your keyboard, and they start on the left with F1, F2, etc.).

QUITTING DASHBOARD

TIP If you want to close Dashboard at any time, either click on anything else outside of Dashboard (in the background of your desktop) or just press F12 again.